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Henry Stewart: Sorry Toby But The Data Backs Suzanne

On Thursday Suzanne Moore's article "Michael Gove is destroying our school system" appeared in the Guardian's G2 section. Though reflecting a rather widely held view, this was savaged by Toby Young in the Telegraph under the title "Suzanne Moore's attack on Michael Gove is a hysterical, ill-informed rant." At Local Schools Network we’ve been checking educational data for a while ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Schools Don’t Have To Be Endured | Engaged LearningEngaged Learning: "[...] was left to Henry Stewart, posting on the Local Schools Network blog to put a more  balanced, evidence-based position forward. Stewart proved yet again that you can [...]..."

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Melissa Benn: Some common sense on social mobility……

It would be interesting if it were not so depressing: the more unequal our society becomes, the more desperate the situation of large numbers of citizens, the more we hear about that illusory concept: social mobility. Almost every week, a prominent mainstream journalist sings the praises of the grammar schools - Mary Ann Sieghart of the Times was the most ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "Well you won't see me doing that. Having been at the consultations and discussions on this, the stats are very interesting. For example Kings Cambridge went top of the tables after lowering the bar for state school applicants ......"

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